Cost of living comparison
George Town is 11.8% more expensive than Monaco.
If you lived in George Town instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€23.90
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.68
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.58
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.81
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.60
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.42
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.05
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.67
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 60.0% more for transportation
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€7.94
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€21.91
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,000.32
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€18.92
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€56.77
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,512.66
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€5,975.38
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€218.40
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,942.00
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€39,711.38
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.47
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.21
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.45
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€479.28
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€149.72
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.09
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€171.96
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€581.60
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
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